Tyler Cowen on The Complacent Class

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🗓️ 8 May 2017

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Author and economist Tyler Cowen of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his book, The Complacent Class. Cowen argues that the United States has become complacent and the result is a loss of dynamism in the economy and in American life, generally. Cowen provides a rich mix of data, speculation, and creativity in support of his claims.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Econ Talk, part of the Library of Economics and Liberty.
0:08.5	I'm your host, Russ Roberts, of Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
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0:25.2	going back to 2006.
0:27.5	Our email address is mailadycontalk.org.
0:30.0	We'd love to hear from you.
0:31.5	Today is March 28, 2017, and my guest is author, economist, and infovor, Tyler Cowan.
0:42.1	The Holbert L. Harris Chervy Economics at George Mason University.
0:46.4	Tyler also chairs the Mercata Center at George Mason with colleague Alex Tabarock.
0:51.1	He's co-author of the Popular Economics Blog, March and Revolution, and co-founder of the
0:55.6	online educational platform, March and Revolution University.
0:59.8	Tyler's latest book is The Complacent Class, the self-defeating quest for the American
1:05.2	Dream, which is our topic for today, Tyler.
1:08.1	Welcome back to Econ Talk.
1:09.1	Tyler, thank you for having me.
1:12.1	What do you mean by The Complacent Class?
1:14.9	That something is wrong in America, and there's less urgency about solving that problem
1:20.5	by ever before.
1:22.1	And in some critical regards, social change has slowed down.
1:26.1	We are less innovative, less mobile, and more segregated.
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